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REACTION: Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA scoring record

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 5, 2024

In Caitlin Clark’s final home game as an Iowa Hawkeye, she needed 18 points to break Pete Maravich’s scoring record, which had stood unbroken since 1970. In the final seconds of the first half,...

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REACTION: UMass set to rejoin MAC in 2025

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 1, 2024

After being an independent football program for the last eight years and one of the founding members of the Atlantic 10 conference, UMass will enter the Mid-American Conference in the 2025-26 academic...

REACTION: Another underwhelming NBA All-Star weekend

Demetri Manousos, Reporter February 22, 2024

Just four years ago, the 2020 NBA All-Star weekend, specifically the all-star game, was one of the most competitive we had seen in years. Since then, the weekend and main event quality has declined significantly.   Friday...

Kent State Golden Flashes huddle during the women's basketball game against Eastern Michigan on Jan. 24, 2024.

RECAP: Looking back: What did the women’s basketball preseason poll get right?

Demetri Manousos, Reporter February 21, 2024

As the regular season is beginning to wind down and teams are fighting for seeding in the MAC tournament, let’s see how accurate the coaches’ preseason predictions were. No. 1 Ball State Cardinals...

Kent State's men's basketball team huddles together during the 2nd half of the game against NIU on Feb. 17, 2024.

RECAP: Looking back: What did the men’s basketball preseason poll get right?

Demetri Manousos, Reporter February 20, 2024

As the college basketball regular season winds down, now is a good time to look at the Mid-American Conference standings and see if they align with the coaches' preseason predictions.  No. 1 Akron Zips...

REACTION: Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime, win second consecutive Super Bowl

REACTION: Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime, win second consecutive Super Bowl

Demetri Manousos February 14, 2024

For the third consecutive game, the Kansas City Chiefs entered as the underdog and, again, came away with the victory. After winning the coin toss, the Chiefs elected to kick off to start the game....

Where do they stand?: Men’s basketball Division 1 check-in

Demetri Manousos, Reporter February 9, 2024

As football season closes, it’s time for a lot of us to turn to basketball as our primary sport. However, most of us probably haven’t kept up with it that intently, so where are we with a month left...

Members of the women's club rugby team hold their jerseys after the last practice of their most recent season in 2023.

Women’s rugby ends season nationally ranked

Demetri Manousos, Reporter February 9, 2024

In each of its last two seasons, the Kent State women’s club rugby has ranked in the top ten nationally. The team, which competes in the Division I National Collegiate Rugby in a fall season, does...

REACTION: NFL Conference Championships

REACTION: NFL Conference Championships

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 31, 2024

Kansas City books second straight Super Bowl trip  For the first time since drafting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs had to hit the road for an AFC Championship game. They started...

Kent State's football team, along with the women's lacrosse and soccer programs, competes at Dix Stadium. The stadium is located at 2213 Summit St. in Kent.

REACTION: MAC football abandoning divisions, shifts to pod system

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 28, 2024

Since 1997, the Mid-American Conference has featured an east division and a west division, with the two division champions facing off in the conference championship game. Like many other conferences,...

REACTION: NFL Divisional Round

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 23, 2024

Ravens use strong second half to power past Texans After a slow first quarter that yielded a field goal for each team, Baltimore capped off its 11-play, 76-yard drive with the first touchdown of the game,...

REACTION: NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 18, 2024

Browns’ ride ends abruptly with blowout loss in Houston The Cleveland Browns walked into NRG Stadium as two-point favorites but were handed a 31-point loss by the Houston Texans. Houston took a 3-0...